Ramadan: School Dinner Centerpieces and our Calendar

Assalamu alikum!

Subhanallah, how Ramadan is flying by. The posts have been scarce but the activities have not. Last week I spent 3 days at professional development all with the goal of becoming a better and more in tune educators with the personalities of my students. Then, our school had a fundraising iftar at its new building, so of course, I overextended myself and volunteered to make the centerpieces. Here are the pictures of the decorations. (These didn't last long as children found them very entertaining.)



Basket made for front tables. "Sold" to raise funds.

Center setting for each table. The paper and crayons kept the kids busy.



The centerpieces. The center of the crayons is a baby food jar.

It's hard to believe that Ramadan is almost halfway over. This is our calendar that we are using this year. Ramie "Ramadan" Fish comes near Maghrib time to help us mark/count where we are in the month. He "sleeps" during the day. (I don't keep him up on the wall all the time.)

 
A loves the calendar. When it starts to get darker and I start cooking, she begins asking if it is Maghrib and if we can do the calendar. I have a plastic bubble that I put a gift for each kid in and then place somewhere in the house for them to discover. It keeps them excited about the month. D gets a bigger gift for days he fasts or completes Taraweeh with Baba. We are trying to make our house all about positive behavior support. Now if only it worked on getting hubby to wash the dishes.

Ramadan Mubarak!